The victory moves the Kangaroos into a tie with the Vaqueros for fifth place with two games left in the regular season. UMKC plays conference leader New Mexico State Saturday in Las Cruces.

The Roos held UTRGV to just 19 first-half points, taking a 23-point lead into intermission. They held the Vaqueros to 30.8 percent shooting for the game (16 of 52), including 4 of 14 from beyond the 3-point stripe.